Number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal
Nepal: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 723,708 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal, 1984–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal is 723,708 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal peaked at 16.00 million people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 723,708 people, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 44th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.34 million people | 14.34 million people | 14.34 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.00 million people | 16.00 million people | 16.00 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.40 million people | 14.40 million people | 14.40 million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.04 million people | 6.04 million people | 6.04 million people | 1 |
| 2020s | 723,708 people | 723,708 people | 723,708 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 41 Morocco 1.25 million people compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 852,474 people compare
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 834,635 people compare
- 45 Tajikistan 649,599 people compare
- 46 Ecuador 625,232 people compare
- 47 Sri Lanka 589,870 people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.487 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1385 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1263 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1263 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3191 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Nepal was 723,708 people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.00 million people in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 723,708 people in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Nepal ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.